Can I apply for a social security card in my hometown and other places?

I can't. According to the information in the Notice on Printing and Distributing the Measures for the Administration of Social Security Cards of the People's Republic of China, each person can only apply for one social security card, and the number of the social security card is his ID number. If a person has two social security accounts, he can apply for the merger of social security accounts in different places in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state and transfer the social security relationship to one. Social security cards have a wide range of functions. Cardholders can not only use the card for medical treatment and real-time settlement of medical insurance personal accounts, but also handle endowment insurance affairs. Go through the formalities of job registration and unemployment registration; Apply for unemployment insurance; Apply for employment training; Apply for labor ability appraisal and enjoy work-related injury insurance benefits; When handling labor and social security affairs online, the social security card adopts the national unified standard, and the social security number adopts the citizen identity number in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Social Insurance Law.